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The good, the bad and the confusing: My Day in Music

Today my Twitter feed was rife with music stories. Tom Waits, Justin Timberlake and Mumford & Sons all made a splash, some even becoming trending topics. Also, the xx released another new song and Karmin’s Amy Heidemann won an appearance on Rolling Stone’s upcoming Women Who Rock issue. Here are my thoughts on these topics. […]

Playlist of the Week: Levon Helm

Playlist: Levon Helm’s Finest Moments Created by: Rolling Stone In honor of Levon Helm, who passed away Thursday, Rolling Stone created a playlist featuring  some of his finest moments. Helm, the singer and drummer for The Band, was remembered this week by his peers, music fans, contemporary artists and publications. Hidden Track compiled sentiments from […]

REVIEW: LouTallica’s “The View”

“The View,” the first full song from Lou Reed and Metallica (dubbed LouTallica), hit iTunes today. When the musicians announced the project in June, Rolling Stone’s David Fricke wrote, “It was an improbable match: Lou Reed‘s cutting-monotone voice and explicit stories of desire and despair, lashed to Metallica‘s apocalyptic charge.” But this musical pairing seemed promising. […]